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East Horse Hill

33 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

55.09950, -2.35836

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 13.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stonehaugh TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Milburn Sike

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Milburn Sike

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park2.8 km→✦Blacka Burn shielingHistoric site500 m→✦CairnglastenhopeHistoric site3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge HouseHistoric site4.9 km→

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